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Re:Iowa Man Files Lawsuit After Being Arrested Twice for Cri... by anon373839 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @02:00AM (#37911157)
> I hope this city learns its lesson after being sued

Government entities don’t generally learn a thing from being sued. The problem is that it’s not their money: it’s the taxpayers’ money, so no pain is felt. This is also the source of many other problems with government.

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Re:Iowa Man Files Lawsuit After Being Arrested Twice for Cri... by chaps on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @02:50AM (#37911455)
This matches my experiences. On my ~10th FOIA lawsuit against gov agencies and I don't expect to stop anytime soon. They just keep going, seemingly under the reckless guise of "risk management".
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Re:Iowa Man Files Lawsuit After Being Arrested Twice for Cri... by Eisenstein on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @06:18AM (#37912841)
You write as if there is no accountability in a democracy. The mayor can be voted out if he or she wants to use municipal funds to settle lawsuits due to poor judgement.
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Re:Iowa Man Files Lawsuit After Being Arrested Twice for Cri... by likeclockwork on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @08:11AM (#37913750)
There is no accountability in representative democracy.

"Voted out?" You mean "not voted back in" again. During their term officials can do whatever they want and they know it. "We won't re-elect you" is a completely toothless threat.

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Re:Iowa Man Files Lawsuit After Being Arrested Twice for Cri... by Eisenstein on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:14AM (#37915410)
What do you propose we do instead?
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Re:Iowa Man Files Lawsuit After Being Arrested Twice for Cri... by anon373839 on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @08:10PM (#37923288)
No, I write as if I have some experience in this area.
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